Columbia County > Chatham
County: Columbia
Population:
4,104 town
1,529 village
Population:
4,104 town
1,529 village
Chatham was named for William Pitt, Lord Chatham.
School districts: Chatham Central School District
Emergency services: Chatham Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Lions
Change agents:
Grants to local organizations have supported public art installations and outdoor music performances, roof restoration at the village hall, land acquisition to protect Taghkanic headwaters, and other causes.
Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:
Camphill Ghent
Bank of Greene County Charitable Foundation - Catskill, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Camphill Ghent
NYS Department of Health - Albany, NY - $7,201,430 (2025)
Chatham Animal Haven
Bank of Greene County Charitable Foundation - Catskill, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Chatham Area Recreation Project
T. Backer Fund - Lexington, MA - $5,000 (2024)
Chatham Fire Company
Bank of Greene County Charitable Foundation - Catskill, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Chatham High School
Bank of Greene County Charitable Foundation - Catskill, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Chatham Kids Club
HRBT Foundation - Hudson, NY - $3,000 (2024)
Chatham Kids Club
Hudson Valley Foundation for Youth Health - Kingston, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Chatham Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $30,200 (2024)
Chatham Public Library
HRBT Foundation - Hudson, NY - $11,000 (2024)
Chatham Public Library
Jerome and Marlene Brody Foundation - Ghent, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Chatham Rescue Squad
Evelyn Bordewick Charitable Foundation - Hudson, NY - $4,500 (2024)
Chatham Rural Cemetery Association
Bank of Greene County Charitable Foundation - Catskill, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Chatham Silent Food Pantry
Edward W Golden Foundation - Hudson, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Chatham Silent Food Pantry
T. Backer Fund - Lexington, MA - $3,000 (2024)
Chatham Synagogue
Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation - New York, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Chatham Synagogue
Kaplen Foundation - Tenafly, NJ - $5,800 (2024)
Church of St. James
Veillette-Nifosi Foundation - East Chatham, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Columbia County Agricultural Society
Bank of Greene County Charitable Foundation - Catskill, NY - $1,500 (2024)
Columbia County Agricultural Society
Edward W Golden Foundation - Hudson, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Columbia County Agricultural Society
Evelyn Bordewick Charitable Foundation - Hudson, NY - $3,500 (2024)
Columbia County Agricultural Society
HRBT Foundation - Hudson, NY - $16,380 (2024)
Columbia County Agricultural Society
HRBT Foundation - Hudson, NY - $12,000 (2024)
Columbia County Youth Theater Columbia County Youth Theater
Evelyn Bordewick Charitable Foundation - Hudson, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Columbia County Youth Theatre
Alexander and Marjorie Hover Foundation - Germantown, NY - $7,000 (2024)
Columbia County Youth Theatre
Children's Foundation of Columbia County - Hudson, NY - $4,000 (2024)
Columbia County Youth Theatre
Children's Foundation of Columbia County - Hudson, NY - $4,000 (2024)
Columbia County Youth Theatre
HRBT Foundation - Hudson, NY - $6,000 (2024)
Columbia County Youth Theatre
Hudson Valley Foundation for Youth Health - Kingston, NY - $1,200 (2024)
Columbia County Youth Theatre
T. Backer Fund - Lexington, MA - $2,500 (2024)
Columbia County Youth Theatre
Veillette-Nifosi Foundation - East Chatham, NY - $1,500 (2024)
Columbia Land Conservancy
Bank of Greene County Charitable Foundation - Catskill, NY - $1,500 (2024)
Columbia Land Conservancy
Bernheim Foundation - New York, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Columbia Land Conservancy
Children's Foundation of Columbia County - Hudson, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Columbia Land Conservancy
Children's Foundation of Columbia County - Hudson, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Columbia Land Conservancy
Commonwealth Fund - New York, NY - $1,500 (2024)
Columbia Land Conservancy
Eugene M Lang Foundation - New York, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Columbia Land Conservancy
Flood-Gamble Foundation - New York, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Columbia Land Conservancy
Holtzman Family Foundation - Portsmouth, NH - $5,000 (2024)
Columbia Land Conservancy
HRBT Foundation - Hudson, NY - $12,500 (2024)
Columbia Land Conservancy
Jm Kaplan Fund - New York, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Columbia Land Conservancy
JP Morgan Chase Foundation - New York, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Columbia Land Conservancy
JP Morgan Chase Foundation - New York, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Columbia Land Conservancy
Non Nobis Solum Foundation - Canaan, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Columbia Land Conservancy
Northlands Foundation - Malden Bridge, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Columbia Land Conservancy
NYS Community Reforestation program - Albany, NY - $368,426 (2025)
Columbia Land Conservancy
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $88,750 (2025)
Columbia Land Conservancy
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $80,000 (2024)
Columbia Land Conservancy
Olivieri Johnston Family Foundation - West Hartford, CT - $2,000 (2024)
Columbia Land Conservancy
Peggy McGrath Rockefeller Foundation - New York, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Columbia Land Conservancy
Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation - New York, NY - $150,000 (2024)
Columbia Land Conservancy
Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation - New York, NY - $700,000 (2024)
Columbia Land Conservancy
Reed Family Foundation - Lake Geneva, WI - $120,500 (2024)
Columbia Land Conservancy
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $675,000 (2025)
Columbia Land Conservancy
Reinhart Foundation - Richmond, VA - $2,500 (2024)
Columbia Land Conservancy
Reinhart Foundation - Richmond, VA - $2,500 (2024)
Columbia Land Conservancy
Scone Foundation - Copake, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Columbia Land Conservancy
Speyer Family Foundation - Pittsburgh, PA - $8,000 (2024)
Columbia Land Conservancy
T. Backer Fund - Lexington, MA - $60,000 (2024)
Crandell Theatre
Aiyana Foundation - Wayland, MA - $5,000 (2024)
Crandell Theatre
Eugene M Lang Foundation - New York, NY - $24,500 (2024)
Crandell Theatre
HRBT Foundation - Hudson, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Crandell Theatre
HRBT Foundation - Hudson, NY - $15,000 (2024)
Crandell Theatre
Hudson Valley Foundation for Youth Health - Kingston, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Crandell Theatre
Non Nobis Solum Foundation - Canaan, NY - $3,500 (2024)
Crandell Theatre
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2026)
Crandell Theatre
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2024)
Crandell Theatre
Stuart S Applebaum Giving Foundation - New York, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Crandell Theatre
T. Backer Fund - Lexington, MA - $20,000 (2024)
Crandell Theatre
Veillette-Nifosi Foundation - East Chatham, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Equine Advocates
Bluebell Foundation - North Palm Beach, FL - $20,000 (2024)
Equine Advocates
Edelson Foundation - Chicago, IL - $2,500 (2024)
Equine Advocates
Grosfeld Foundation - Southfield, MI - $1,500 (2024)
Equine Advocates
Gusti Brandt Foundation - Greenwich, CT - $1,000 (2024)
Equine Advocates
Higgins Family Foundation Uad 11-18-21 - Saratoga Springs, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Equine Advocates
Josetta Fund - Boston, MA - $100,000 (2024)
Equine Advocates
Leslie L Alexander Foundation - Delray Beach, FL - $60,000 (2024)
Equine Advocates
Michele & Agnese Cestone Foundation - Pennington, NJ - $25,000 (2024)
Equine Advocates
River Farm America Foundation - Saratoga Springs, NY - $125,000 (2024)
Equine Advocates
Steiner Family Foundation - Rye Brook, NY - $6,000 (2024)
Equine Advocates
William H Donner Foundation - Tarrytown, NY - $47,445 (2024)
Equine Advocates
Yonge Foundation - Austin, TX - $5,000 (2024)
Family Resource Centers of Columbia County
Edward W Golden Foundation - Hudson, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Family Resource Centers of Columbia County
Evelyn Bordewick Charitable Foundation - Hudson, NY - $3,000 (2024)
Friends of Chatham Public Library
Bank of Greene County Charitable Foundation - Catskill, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Friends of Chatham Public Library
Evelyn Bordewick Charitable Foundation - Hudson, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Friends of Chatham Public Library
T. Backer Fund - Lexington, MA - $1,000 (2024)
Lucky Rehabilitation Center
Alexander and Marjorie Hover Foundation - Germantown, NY - $5,000 (2024)
M-CM Network
JP Morgan Chase Foundation - New York, NY - $2,000 (2024)
M-CM Network
JP Morgan Chase Foundation - New York, NY - $2,000 (2024)
Mac-Haydn Theatre
Bank of Greene County Charitable Foundation - Catskill, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Mac-Haydn Theatre
Jerome and Marlene Brody Foundation - Ghent, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Mac-Haydn Theatre
Nelson Charitable Foundation - Purchase, NY - $20,000 (2024)
Mac-Haydn Theatre
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Mac-Haydn Theatre
Reinhart Foundation - Richmond, VA - $10,000 (2024)
Mac-Haydn Theatre
Reinhart Foundation - Richmond, VA - $10,000 (2024)
Morris Memorial
Edward W Golden Foundation - Hudson, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Morris Memorial Association
Bank of Greene County Charitable Foundation - Catskill, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Morris Memorial Association
Children's Foundation of Columbia County - Hudson, NY - $1,500 (2024)
Morris Memorial Association
Children's Foundation of Columbia County - Hudson, NY - $1,500 (2024)
Morris Memorial Association
T. Backer Fund - Lexington, MA - $12,000 (2024)
Payn Foundation for Aged People
Uw L Payn for Payn Foundation - Dallas, TX - $156,769 (2024)
PS21
Amphion Foundation - New York, NY - $2,500 (2024)
PS21
Bank of Greene County Charitable Foundation - Catskill, NY - $1,000 (2024)
PS21
Cheswatyr Foundation - Brooklyn, NY - $1,500 (2024)
PS21
Children's Foundation of Columbia County - Hudson, NY - $5,000 (2024)
PS21
Children's Foundation of Columbia County - Hudson, NY - $5,000 (2024)
PS21
Evelyn Bordewick Charitable Foundation - Hudson, NY - $2,500 (2024)
PS21
Henry Luce Foundation - New York, NY - $6,000 (2024)
PS21
HRBT Foundation - Hudson, NY - $20,000 (2024)
PS21
Ivm Foundation - Rhinebeck, NY - $5,000 (2024)
PS21
Jm Kaplan Fund - New York, NY - $2,500 (2024)
PS21
Northlands Foundation - Malden Bridge, NY - $1,500 (2024)
PS21
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2026)
PS21
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2026)
PS21
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2026)
PS21
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2026)
PS21
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $49,500 (2024)
PS21
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $35,000 (2024)
PS21
Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $100,000 (2025)
PS21
Robert Craft Igor Stravinsky Foundation - West Palm Beach, FL - $5,000 (2024)
PS21
Robert Craft Igor Stravinsky Foundation - West Palm Beach, FL - $5,000 (2024)
PS21
Ullman Family Charitable Foundation - Scottsdale, AZ - $1,500 (2024)
PS21
Veillette-Nifosi Foundation - East Chatham, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Shaker Museum and Library
Bank of Greene County Charitable Foundation - Catskill, NY - $2,500 (2024)
Shaker Museum and Library
HRBT Foundation - Hudson, NY - $20,000 (2024)
Shaker Museum and Library
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2026)
Shaker Museum and Library
Reed Family Foundation - Lake Geneva, WI - $10,000 (2024)
Shaker Museum and Library
Veillette-Nifosi Foundation - East Chatham, NY - $25,000 (2024)
Town of Chatham
Bank of Greene County Charitable Foundation - Catskill, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Uel Wade Music Scholarship Fund
Non Nobis Solum Foundation - Canaan, NY - $1,000 (2024)
Largest nonprofits in Chatham (by assets) include:
Columbia Land Conservancy
Camphill Ghent
PS 21
Equine Advocates Incorporated
Crandell Theatre
Birches Foundation
Columbia County Agricultural Society
Richard T Sharp Foundation
Mac-Haydn Theatre
Morris Memorial Association
Alice & Murray Giddings Foundation
Camphill Association of North America
Louis F Payn Foundation for Aged People
Chatham Area Silent Pantry
Chatham Kids Club
M-Cm Network
Actors Ensemble
Columbia County Youth Theatre
New York Urban Orchards Incorporated